Diatoms Dominate and Alter Marine Food-Webs When CO2 Rises
dc.contributor.author | Harvey, BP | |
dc.contributor.author | Agostini, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Kon, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Wada, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Hall-Spencer, Jason | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-28T15:37:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-28T15:37:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-12-16 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1424-2818 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1424-2818 | |
dc.identifier.other | ARTN 242 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16436 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>Diatoms are so important in ocean food-webs that any human induced changes in their abundance could have major effects on the ecology of our seas. The large chain-forming diatom Biddulphia biddulphiana greatly increases in abundance as pCO2 increases along natural seawater CO2 gradients in the north Pacific Ocean. In areas with reference levels of pCO2, it was hard to find, but as seawater carbon dioxide levels rose, it replaced seaweeds and became the main habitat-forming species on the seabed. This diatom algal turf supported a marine invertebrate community that was much less diverse and completely differed from the benthic communities found at present-day levels of pCO2. Seawater CO2 enrichment stimulated the growth and photosynthetic efficiency of benthic diatoms, but reduced the abundance of calcified grazers such as gastropods and sea urchins. These observations suggest that ocean acidification will shift photic zone community composition so that coastal food-web structure and ecosystem function are homogenised, simplified, and more strongly affected by seasonal algal blooms.</jats:p> | |
dc.format.extent | 242-242 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | |
dc.subject | ocean acidification | |
dc.subject | benthic diatoms | |
dc.subject | ecological shift | |
dc.subject | CO2 fertilisation | |
dc.subject | turf algae | |
dc.subject | habitat-forming | |
dc.subject | algal blooms | |
dc.subject | marine food-webs | |
dc.title | Diatoms Dominate and Alter Marine Food-Webs When CO2 Rises | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 12 | |
plymouth.volume | 11 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published online | |
plymouth.journal | Diversity | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/d11120242 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/PRIMaRE Publications | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-12-09 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2020-10-3 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1424-2818 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.funder | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | JSPS KAKENHI | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3390/d11120242 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-12-16 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
plymouth.funder | JSPS KAKENHI::Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |